Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zenosyne

/zɛˈnɑs.ən.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zenosyne
IPA
/zɛˈnɑs.ən.i/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sense that time keeps going faster.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows; a blend of Zeno (“the name of ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, in reference to Zeno’s dichotomy paradox, which ‘asks how a person can walk from one point to another if they must first cross a seeming infinity of halfway points, which makes their journey look like a series of ever-shrinking steps’”) + Mnemosyne (“the personification of memory in ancient Greek mythology”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /zɛˈnɑs.ən.i/
  • British English: /zɛˈnɒs.ən.i/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce zenosyne?
The recorded pronunciation is /zɛˈnɑs.ən.i/.
What does zenosyne mean?
The sense that time keeps going faster.
Where does zenosyne come from?
Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows; a blend of Zeno (“the name of ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, in reference to Zeno’s dichotomy paradox, which ‘asks how a person can walk from one point to another if they must first cross a seeming infinity of halfway points, which makes their journey look like a series of ever-shrinking steps’”) + Mnemosyne (“the personification of memory in ancient Greek mythology”).

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